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Mid-Century Women Writers - Page 4

The mid-20th century period is full of women writers! For this list, I've included books published between the years 1935-1975, all written by women in a wide variety of genres, including children's literature. Some of these writers were near the end of their careers, some were in their prime, and some were just getting started.
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The Optimist's Daughter (Eudora Welty)
The Optimist's Daughter
121
Eudora Welty
Out of Africa (Isak Dinesen)
Out of Africa
122
Isak Dinesen
The Outsiders (S. E. Hinton)
The Outsiders
123
S. E. Hinton
Owls Do Cry (Janet Frame)
Owls Do Cry
124
Janet Frame
Patience and Sarah (Isabel Miller)
Patience and Sarah
125
Isabel Miller
The Persian Boy (Mary Renault)
The Persian Boy
126
Mary Renault
Peyton Place (Grace Metalious)
Peyton Place
127
Grace Metalious
Pippi Longstocking (Astrid Lindgren)
Pippi Longstocking
128
Astrid Lindgren
Please Don't Eat the Daisies (Jean Kerr)
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
129
Jean Kerr
The Price of Salt (Patricia Highsmith)
The Price of Salt
130
Patricia Highsmith
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (Muriel Spark)
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
131
Muriel Spark
The Pumpkin Eater (Penelope Mortimer)
The Pumpkin Eater
132
Penelope Mortimer
A Raisin in the Sun (Lorraine Hansberry)
A Raisin in the Sun
133
Lorraine Hansberry
Rubyfruit Jungle (Rita Mae Brown)
Rubyfruit Jungle
134
Rita Mae Brown
The Runaway Bunny (Margaret Wise Brown)
The Runaway Bunny
135
Margaret Wise Brown
The Scent of Water (Elizabeth Goudge)
The Scent of Water
136
Elizabeth Goudge
Second Class Citizen (Buchi Emecheta)
Second Class Citizen
137
Buchi Emecheta
The Second Sex (Simone De Beauvoir)
The Second Sex
138
Simone De Beauvoir
The Secret of the Mansion (Julie Campbell)
The Secret of the Mansion
139
Julie Campbell
A Severed Head (Iris Murdoch)
A Severed Head
140
Iris Murdoch
Ship of Fools (Katherine Anne Porter)
Ship of Fools
141
Katherine Anne Porter
Song of the Trees (Mildred D. Taylor)
Song of the Trees
142
Mildred D. Taylor
The Soul of Kindness (Elizabeth Taylor)
The Soul of Kindness
143
Elizabeth Taylor
The Stone Angel (Margaret Laurence)
The Stone Angel
144
Margaret Laurence
Strangers on a Train (Patricia Highsmith)
Strangers on a Train
145
Patricia Highsmith
Strawberry Girl (Lois Lenski)
Strawberry Girl
146
Lois Lenski
The Street (Ann Petry)
The Street
147
Ann Petry
A Street in Bronzeville (Gwendolyn Brooks)
A Street in Bronzeville
148
Gwendolyn Brooks
Sula (Toni Morrison)
Sula
149
Toni Morrison
Surprise Island (Gertrude Chandler Warner)
Surprise Island
150
Gertrude Chandler Warner
The Sword of Rhiannon (Leigh Brackett)
The Sword of Rhiannon
151
Leigh Brackett
The Talented Mr Ripley (Patricia Highsmith)
The Talented Mr Ripley
152
Patricia Highsmith
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing (Judy Blume)
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
153
Judy Blume
Tell Me a Riddle (Tillie Olsen)
Tell Me a Riddle
154
Tillie Olsen
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
155
Zora Neale Hurston
These Happy Golden Years (Laura Ingalls Wilder)
These Happy Golden Years
156
Laura Ingalls Wilder
They Were Sisters (Dorothy Whipple)
They Were Sisters
157
Dorothy Whipple
The Tiger's Daughter (Bharati Mukherjee)
The Tiger's Daughter
158
Bharati Mukherjee
A Time to Be Born (Dawn Powell)
A Time to Be Born
159
Dawn Powell
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
160
Harper Lee
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